The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-21
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY


Mr.. John Francis of East Liyermore had
MS hand badly gored by bull Thursday
injury
A party Of sportsmen from Livermore Falls
made a very successful fishing expedition one
gay this week. They captured over one hun
urea trout. Some of them were beauties.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The following board of directors have
Deen chosen by the Waterville Water Com
Pany; Frank Jones, Portsmouth; Arthur
Sewall, Bath; Payson Tucker, Portland; j.
,; Maxey and Weston Lewis, Gardiner: Il.
w. Hyde of Bath aud q. A. Phillips Of Wat
erVille. The directors subsequently elected
". A. Phillips, President, Weston Lewis,
treasurer, and L. +. Webb, Clerk andlAttor-
ney.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Congregational churches of Knox, Lin
coin and Sagadahoc counties will hold their
conference with the Congregational church
In Rockland Tuesday andeW Wednesday, June
( apd 5; Rev; y: l; Hatch Of Rockland, Rev:
Of Thomaston are the committee Of arrange
ments.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Burglars tried to break into the house of
Samuel Webster Of Bath on Wednesday
night. Mrs. Webster's screams frightened
them away.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Pittsfield Advertiser is smart paper
in smart town. 1t has enlarged, so it is
now 9-column folio.
Melvin J. Chandler of Ripley was killed
by caye-in at Pinkham's brick yard in Do
yer Wednesday. He was % years old and
leaves aged parents.
Some two weeks ago the buildings of Geo.
w. Henderson in st. Albans were burned to
the ground in the night time and the inmates
Of the house barely had time to escape with
their lives. 1t soon came out that fellow
named White had made threats which plain
lv pointed him out as the author of the crime.
Wednesday White was arrested and his trial
came off at st. Albans Saturday. Henderson
testified that White had had some trouble
with his wife and she had left him and gone
to live at Henderson's. White tried to get
refused to do so. This incensed White and
it is said that he swore that he would turn
her out If Henderson did not. The Fairfield
Journal says that White is held for trial.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Last year, month after the Eastport sar-
dine factories had been opened some 10000
cases of sardines had been packed, while this
season, during the corresponding period, less
than 25Co cases have been put up.
Seven pei cent. is the rae of insurance on
the Eastport sardine factories established by
the insurance companies. A manufacturer
who wishes hereafter to insure for $1,000
will be obliged to pay 500 per annum. The
citizens who voted down an appropriation
for steam fire engine can now figure the
difference between paying certain sum for
substantial protection and paying ten times
that amount to insurance companies for IN
creased rates every year.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Odd Fellows have inaugurated
a pleasant custom. They have a children's
day and upon that occasion the children as
semble in the lodge room for yariouss literary
exercises under the charge of the Daughters
of Rebekah.
YORK COUNTY.
On Thursday night the summer residence
of Professor j. b. Ames, of Harvard College,
Cambridge, Mass, was totally destroyed by
fire, with all it contained, save the contents
of parlor and one bedroom. The house was
situated near Boat Harbor, on the farm
formerly owned by the late Noah Trafton,
about three miles from York village. The
house had been unoccupied since October,
but contained valuable icrockery, glass and
silyerware, besides furniture.